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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1898
Page
2
The 1898 Chipley Florida issue laments Uncle Sam's blockade and recalls a past of hardship. It notes a South Carolina bill to imprison trousers with hip pockets, and urges a stronger navy to protect merchant marine. It predicts the South becoming the nation’s commercial hub with thriving harbors mills and agriculture.
Two preachers blame external forces for thinning church attendance. The Washington pastor denounces Sunday newspapers as a threat to Sabbath observance, while a Brooklyn minister targets both newspapers and bicycles as causes of low attendance. The piece notes many papers educate and uplift readers and praise bicycles for health and social benefits. It also cites New York Times reporting eight churches struggling to seat rising Sunday crowds.
The Orlando Star reports sixty five thousand dollars should have been turned over to the State Treasurer by ex-Treasurer Collins. A Leon County jury says Collins did not take them. The paper calls for further investigation into who might be implicated and notes Collins’ confession suggests guilt, while rumors persist.
An advertisement touts Cascareta Candy Cathartic claiming to cure constipation forever with a price of 110 dollars and a druggist refund. The remainder reflects asides about a country editor burdened by subscription losses and mocked perceptions of newspaper finances.
Governor Bloxham urges broadening a quarantine convention to cover the entire seacoast from Maine to Texas with Jacksonville as the meeting site. A Washington special notes debate on a federal public health department andFlorida’s roles in sub-committee commerce and the national quarantine committee, aiming to protect Florida interests.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a standard remedy for general debility and loss of flesh. It claims the product yields flesh-forming results clinicians cannot achieve with other foods and pills on the market.
Ad copy extols Scott's Emulsion as a valuable tonic combining cod liver oil and hypophosphites. The wrapper features a man and a fish, selling sizes 0 and 1.00 at druggists. Scott & Bowne, chemists, New York.
A compilation notes political tension over civil service rules and prohibition. It cites senators pressuring President McKinley, Maine’s experience with prohibition, and shifting support toward high license as the public mood in cities changes. It references Savannah News on sermon demand and Browns' Iron Bitters as a remedy.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid by claiming clean blood leads to clear skin. It promotes Cascarets to purify the liver and body, promising pimples boils and blotches fade. Available from druggists for 10 25 or 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
The Atlanta Journal touts a daily and weekly edition with telegraphic news up to the latest moment. It promises features including Rev Sam Jones sermons and travel writings, with illustrations and a lithographed 1858 calendar offered free for a year’s subscription at fifty cents plus postage.
The article argues the Florida ex-Treasurer Collins would not recover the 858,000 lost from the State Treasury during his term even if convicted. It questions whether any money will be recovered, urges better bonding of public officers, and warns that bonds are key to public protection against misuse of entrusted funds. It also notes Collins’ acquittal could prompt a full disclosure of the affair. The second part promotes Cascarets candy as a top home regulator with rising sales and a cure guarantee.
A Bangor public meeting exposed lax enforcement of Maine's liquor ban and alleged collusion between authorities and dealers. Observers claimed Bangor harbors a liquor saloon for every 100 residents, contrasting with Atlanta's stricter licensing. The inquiry cited Harvard President Eliot and Columbia Law’s resident law officer as part of a commission reviewing liquor laws.
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